Bernard Wastiaux
@dranrebben.bsky.social
Onc ne furent à tous,
toutes graces données.
Montaigne (édition de Bordeaux)
Ce sont là jeux de prince:
On respecte un moulin;
on vole une province. François Andrieux
toutes graces données.
Montaigne (édition de Bordeaux)
Ce sont là jeux de prince:
On respecte un moulin;
on vole une province. François Andrieux
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Waarom de Russen een vrij banaal doel aanvallen met een Oreshnik.
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WHY WE SHOULD IGNORE THE ORESHNIK ATTACK AND STOP WORRYING
There’s a lot of pearl clutching over the Oreshnik attack and all
types of people saying we should either be afraid, deterred, or even scared to the point of hysteria over this ‘grotesque escalation’.
The target is irrelevant. The missile
There’s a lot of pearl clutching over the Oreshnik attack and all
types of people saying we should either be afraid, deterred, or even scared to the point of hysteria over this ‘grotesque escalation’.
The target is irrelevant. The missile
January 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Waarom de Russen een vrij banaal doel aanvallen met een Oreshnik.
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Het jaar begint onstuimig, maar Europa blijkt minder gevangen in Trumps wereld dan het dacht
Het jaar begint onstuimig, maar Europa blijkt minder gevangen in Trumps wereld dan het dacht
www.volkskrant.nl
January 10, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Het jaar begint onstuimig, maar Europa blijkt minder gevangen in Trumps wereld dan het dacht
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Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
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Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
Exxon CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’
Trump holds a meeting of oil CEOs at the White House to project support for his Venezuela plans. But the companies are skeptical.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Breaking news: As President Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting and said that Venezuela is “uninvestable.”
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Imagine Putin and Xi watching CNN’s interview with Steven Miller about the US attack on Venezuela. Here’s what could happen next. My take for @notusperspectives.bsky.social
www.notus.org/perspectives...
www.notus.org/perspectives...
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Imagine Putin and Xi watching CNN’s interview with Steven Miller about the US attack on Venezuela. Here’s what could happen next. My take for @notusperspectives.bsky.social
www.notus.org/perspectives...
www.notus.org/perspectives...
Goedenacht.
youtu.be/5nd8Pk3mRHY?...
youtu.be/5nd8Pk3mRHY?...
Donald Trump "veut changer l'ordre du monde", analyse Gérard Araud｜LCI
YouTube video by LCI
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Goedenacht.
youtu.be/5nd8Pk3mRHY?...
youtu.be/5nd8Pk3mRHY?...
Gewoon een gezellige borrel aan de De Boelelaan.
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/st...
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/st...
Studentenborrel op VU-campus escaleert na nazilied, student (20) zwaar mishandeld
Een 20-jarige student van de Vrije Universiteit (VU) is afgelopen november tijdens een borrel op de campus zwaar mishandeld door een medestudent, die eerder op de avond een nazilied had gezongen. De p...
www.parool.nl
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Gewoon een gezellige borrel aan de De Boelelaan.
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/st...
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/st...
Vrij toegankelijk.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
First the Shooting. Then the Lies.
The Trump administration has perfected the smear campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Vrij toegankelijk.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Besloten tot ondertekening van Mercosur, met gekwalificeerde meerderheid, waarbij tegen Frankrijk, Polen, Ierland, Oostenrijk, Hongarije. België heeft zich onthouden.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU countries approve Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of talks
Latin America trade accord wins the required qualified majority, even as France, Poland, Austria, Ireland and Hungary express their opposition.
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Besloten tot ondertekening van Mercosur, met gekwalificeerde meerderheid, waarbij tegen Frankrijk, Polen, Ierland, Oostenrijk, Hongarije. België heeft zich onthouden.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
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China gaat verzonken deurgrepen verbieden en terecht wat mij betreft.
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
China gaat verzonken deurgrepen verbieden en terecht wat mij betreft.
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Norway:
"Tesla Model 3, 2019. The door froze stuck, -8C degrees. To my surprise handle broke when I tried opening the door.. 🤭
Always imagined the handles were made of metal, but no. The handle is now replaced by Tesla, but I didn't get goodwill here, cost about 3800,- ($377)"
"plastic fantastic"
"Tesla Model 3, 2019. The door froze stuck, -8C degrees. To my surprise handle broke when I tried opening the door.. 🤭
Always imagined the handles were made of metal, but no. The handle is now replaced by Tesla, but I didn't get goodwill here, cost about 3800,- ($377)"
"plastic fantastic"
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Norway:
"Tesla Model 3, 2019. The door froze stuck, -8C degrees. To my surprise handle broke when I tried opening the door.. 🤭
Always imagined the handles were made of metal, but no. The handle is now replaced by Tesla, but I didn't get goodwill here, cost about 3800,- ($377)"
"plastic fantastic"
"Tesla Model 3, 2019. The door froze stuck, -8C degrees. To my surprise handle broke when I tried opening the door.. 🤭
Always imagined the handles were made of metal, but no. The handle is now replaced by Tesla, but I didn't get goodwill here, cost about 3800,- ($377)"
"plastic fantastic"
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Russia accused of Holocaust distortion over ‘Genocide of the Soviet People’ memorial day https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-accused-of-holocaust-distortion-over-genocide-of-the-soviet-people-memorial-day/
Russia accused of Holocaust distortion over ‘Genocide of the Soviet People’ memorial day
New remembrance day created by the Kremlin omits any mention of Jewish Holocaust victims, despite falling on the same date as the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
www.timesofisrael.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Russia accused of Holocaust distortion over ‘Genocide of the Soviet People’ memorial day https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-accused-of-holocaust-distortion-over-genocide-of-the-soviet-people-memorial-day/
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Ben Hodges, voormalig NAVO-Bevelhebber in Europa vanavond op de Duitse tv: "De Verenigde Staten zullen nog lang spijt hebben van deze periode. Het gaat heel lang duren voor we vertrouwen terug hebben". www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vH1...
Was mit der NATO passiert, wenn Trump Grönland angreift | Ex-US-General Hodges bei ZDFheute live
YouTube video by ZDFheute Nachrichten
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Ben Hodges, voormalig NAVO-Bevelhebber in Europa vanavond op de Duitse tv: "De Verenigde Staten zullen nog lang spijt hebben van deze periode. Het gaat heel lang duren voor we vertrouwen terug hebben". www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vH1...
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To my Republican colleagues, the Vice President is spitting in your face and openly flouting your constitutional authority.
Time to decide if you came here to be a Member of Congress or a cheerleader for whatever Trump wants.
Time to decide if you came here to be a Member of Congress or a cheerleader for whatever Trump wants.
JD Vance: "The War Powers Act is fundamentally a fake and unconstitutional law"
January 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
To my Republican colleagues, the Vice President is spitting in your face and openly flouting your constitutional authority.
Time to decide if you came here to be a Member of Congress or a cheerleader for whatever Trump wants.
Time to decide if you came here to be a Member of Congress or a cheerleader for whatever Trump wants.
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Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
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Zalando ferme un centre de distribution en Allemagne employant 2700 personnes
Zalando ferme un centre de distribution en Allemagne employant 2700 personnes
Le géant allemand de la mode en ligne a annoncé la fermeture du site justifiant sa décision par une nécessité d’automatiser sa logistique pour faire face à la concurrence des plateformes chinoises.
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Zalando ferme un centre de distribution en Allemagne employant 2700 personnes
De Russen hebben natuurlijk niet door hoe lekker het gaat tussen de VS en de rest van de NAVO. Kunnen ze zich nog meer permitteren.
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𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗢𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗜𝗥𝗕𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝘃𝗶𝘃 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻
On 8 January 2026, circa 22:30 UTC, the Russian Federation conducted a missile strike on Lviv Oblast using the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile.
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On 8 January 2026, circa 22:30 UTC, the Russian Federation conducted a missile strike on Lviv Oblast using the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
De Russen hebben natuurlijk niet door hoe lekker het gaat tussen de VS en de rest van de NAVO. Kunnen ze zich nog meer permitteren.
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We have a name for this murderous ghoul: Jonathan Ross.
This creature belongs locked in a cage hanging in a public square until it dies, for children to throw rocks at while crows pick its bones clean.
So does everything else that has accepted payment from ICE in the last 12 months. No exceptions.
This creature belongs locked in a cage hanging in a public square until it dies, for children to throw rocks at while crows pick its bones clean.
So does everything else that has accepted payment from ICE in the last 12 months. No exceptions.
His name is Jonathan Ross, per the Minneapolis Star Tribune: www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
We have a name for this murderous ghoul: Jonathan Ross.
This creature belongs locked in a cage hanging in a public square until it dies, for children to throw rocks at while crows pick its bones clean.
So does everything else that has accepted payment from ICE in the last 12 months. No exceptions.
This creature belongs locked in a cage hanging in a public square until it dies, for children to throw rocks at while crows pick its bones clean.
So does everything else that has accepted payment from ICE in the last 12 months. No exceptions.
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Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
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Emmanuel Macron déplore que les Etats-Unis « se détournent progressivement » de certains alliés et « s’affranchissent des règles internationales »
Emmanuel Macron déplore que les Etats-Unis « se détournent progressivement » de certains alliés et « s’affranchissent des règles internationales »
Dans un discours prononcé devant les ambassadeurs français, le chef de l’Etat a également exhorté à « défendre » et « consolider » la régulation européenne du secteur de la tech qui est la cible des Etats-Unis.
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Emmanuel Macron déplore que les Etats-Unis « se détournent progressivement » de certains alliés et « s’affranchissent des règles internationales »
Rusland laat de gevangene /gijzelaar Laurent Vinatier vrij.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Laurent Vinatier, chercheur français détenu en Russie depuis 2024, libéré et de retour en France
Le chercheur, également accusé d’espionnage, avait été condamné à trois ans de prison pour ne pas s’être enregistré en tant qu’« agent de l’étranger ». Selon le FSB, service de renseignements russe, D...
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Rusland laat de gevangene /gijzelaar Laurent Vinatier vrij.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...